Spring has sprung and that means Bensalem-headquartered Rita’s Italian Ice locations will be offering free water ice.
The company with locations around the country and now the globe will offer a free water ice cups to help welcome spring. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the event.
The nearest Rita’s is located at 14 Swamp Road in Newtown.
Rita’s plans to give out more than one million cups of their classic water ice.
Former Philadelphia firefighter Bob Tumolo started Rita’s in Bensalem in 1984. Since then, the company has been sold and expanded with stores across the globe.
If you’re looking to support smaller, locally-owned businesses, Zebra-Striped Whale is located on State Street in Newtown Borough, Owowcow Creamery is off Durham Road in Wrightstown and Goodnoe Farm Dairy Barn is on South Sycamore Street in Newtown Township.